James Russell

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 205lb (193cm, 92kg)

Born: January 8, 1986 in Cincinnati, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 37th round of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft from Heritage HS (Heritage, TX), the Seattle Mariners in the 17th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from Navarro College (Corsicana, TX) and the Chicago Cubs in the 14th round of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX).

High Schools: Colleyville Heritage HS (Colleyville, TX), Heritage HS (Heritage, TX)

Schools: Navarro College (Corsicana, TX), University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)

Debut: April 5, 2010 (Age 24-087d, 19,680th in major league history)
vs. ATL 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: April 19, 2016 (Age 30-102d)
vs. NYM 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2010 season

Agents: Hendricks Sports

Full Name: James Clayton Russell

Twitter: @jcruss51

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Relatives: Son of Jeff Russell

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.3

ERA

4.09

394

334.2

243

WHIP

1.315

Summary of 43 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 4 tying, 12 go ahead

2 Tms
CHC	41
PHI	2

Platoon
vs RHB	25
vs LHB	18

Home/Road
Home	27
Away	16

Outs
1	16
0	16
2	11

19 Opps
PIT	6
STL	4
SDP	4
NYM	4
COL	3
CIN	3
CHW	3
ARI	2
PHI	2
WSN	2
MIL	2
MIN	1
SFG	1
OAK	1
LAA	1
DET	1
ATL	1
BOS	1
LAD	1

40 Batters
Todd Helton	2
Jay Bruce	2
Ike Davis	2
Marlon Byrd	1
Jon Jay	1
Chris Denorfia	1
Garrett Jones	1
Derek Norris	1
David Freese	1
Alex Ríos	1
Jason Heyward	1
Andrew McCutchen	1
Carlos Quentin	1
Ty Wigginton	1
Khris Davis	1
Colby Rasmus	1
Chris Young	1
Ryan Howard	1
Mark Trumbo	1
Will Venable	1
Eugenio Suárez	1
Lyle Overbay	1
Ryan Doumit	1
Ben Francisco	1
Pedro Álvarez	1
Ryan Ludwick	1
Adam Dunn	1
Kelly Johnson	1
Matt Carpenter	1
Scott Hairston	1
Cameron Maybin	1
Jarrod Saltalamacchia	1
J.D. Martinez	1
Curtis Granderson	1
Ángel Pagán	1
Corey Hart	1
Chris Heisey	1
Kelby Tomlinson	1
Casey Blake	1
Chris Snyder	1

14 Parks
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	25
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	3
PNC Pk (PIT)	2
CitizensBank (PHI)	2
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Turner Fld (ATL)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Citi Field (NYC)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1
Target Field (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	12
78	11
9	10
89	6
8	4

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	10
5	8
4	7
1	7
3	6
6	5

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	31
2·HR gms	3
3·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	25
-2-	6
1--	5
12-	3
-23	2
123	1
1-3	1

69 Runs
RISP	13
0 on	25
1 on	11
2 on	6
3 on	1
Any on	18

Inning
1	1
2	1
4	2
5	3
6	5
7	13
8	9
9	8
Extra	1

1-3	2
4-6	10
7-end	31

RelScore
+4..	12
+3	3
+2	4
+1	3
Tied	10
-1	2
-2	3
-3	1
-4..	5

Ahead	22
Tied	10
Behind	11

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	7
1-2	6
1-0	5
0-1	5
3-2	4
2-2	4
2-1	3
3-1	3
2-0	3
1-1	2
0-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	10
RF	9
CF	7
C	4
LF	4
PH	3
3B	3
2B	2
SS	1

OrderPos
4th	8
1st	7
5th	7
3rd	6
6th	5
7th	4
9th	4
2nd	1
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	9
Medium Lev	9
Low Lev	25

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2010-04-19	Ángel Pagán	NYM		CHC	tied 1-1	b 7	1	1--	2,(0-1) 11CX	2	1	8	30%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Reyes Scores
2	2	2	1	2010-04-29	Kelly Johnson	ARI	@	CHC	ahead 10-1	t 7	2	-23	3,(2-0) B.BX	3	1	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Gillespie Scores/unER; C. Snyder Scores/unER; K. Johnson Scores/unER
3	3	3	1	2010-05-14	Andrew McCutchen	PIT	@	CHC	ahead 9-6	t 9	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	8	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
4	4	4	1	2010-05-26	Casey Blake	LAD	@	CHC	ahead 7-5	t 9	2	---	5,(2-2) CSBBX	1	5	5	5%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
5	5	5	1	2010-05-31	Garrett Jones	PIT		CHC	behind 0-1	b 6	0	---	3,(2-0) .BBX	1	4	9	19%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
6	6	6	1	2010-06-11	Carlos Quentin	CHW	@	CHC	ahead 6-2	t 8	0	---	2,(0-1) ..CX	1	9	PH	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
7	7	7	2	2010-06-11	Alex Ríos	CHW	@	CHC	ahead 8-2	t 8	0	-2-	5,(2-2) CBTBX	2	3	8	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Ramírez Scores
8	8	8	1	2010-07-18	Ryan Howard	PHI	@	CHC	behind 4-11	t 9	0	---	3,(1-1) .CBX	1	4	3	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
9	9	9	2	2010-07-18	Ben Francisco	PHI	@	CHC	behind 5-11	t 9	1	---	4,(1-2) FFBX	1	6	7	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
10	10	10	1	2010-09-05	Ike Davis	NYM	@	CHC	ahead 8-5	t 8	0	-2-	6,(3-2) C*BFB.BX	2	4	3	3%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Beltrán Scores
11	11	11	1	2010-09-14	Colby Rasmus	STL		CHC	behind 1-7	b 9	1	---	3,(0-2) CCX	1	3	8	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	2011-04-20 (2)	Ryan Ludwick	SDP	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 2	1	-2-	2,(0-1) >C.X	2	6	7	17%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); C. Maybin Scores
13	13	2	2	2011-04-20 (2)	Cameron Maybin	SDP	@	CHC	ahead 2-0	t 4	1	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	5	8	9%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
14	14	3	3	2011-04-20 (2)	Chris Denorfia	SDP	@	CHC	ahead 3-0	t 5	0	---	4,(1-2) FCBX	1	1	9	6%	91%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
15	15	4	1	2011-04-26	Todd Helton	COL	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	5,(3-1) BBFBX	1	3	3	11%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
16	16	5	2	2011-04-26	Ty Wigginton	COL	@	CHC	tied 2-2	t 4	0	---	4,(1-2) CBFX	1	6	7	13%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
17	17	6	3	2011-04-26	Todd Helton	COL	@	CHC	ahead 3-2	t 5	0	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	3	3	12%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
18	18	7	1	2011-05-22	Jarrod Saltalamacchia	BOS		CHC	ahead 2-0	b 5	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	9	2	7%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	8	1	2011-05-28	Lyle Overbay	PIT	@	CHC	ahead 5-0	t 6	0	---	3,(2-0) .BBX	1	5	3	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
20	20	9	2	2011-05-28	Chris Snyder	PIT	@	CHC	ahead 6-0	t 6	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
21	21	10	1	2011-07-30	David Freese	STL		CHC	ahead 10-5	b 6	1	1--	4,(2-1) BCBX	2	5	5	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Holliday Scores
22	22	11	1	2011-08-27	Corey Hart	MIL		CHC	ahead 5-1	b 7	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	9	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
23	23	12	1	2011-09-15	Jay Bruce	CIN		CHC	tied 6-6	b 11	0	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	4	9	19%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Votto Scores
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	2012-05-15	Matt Carpenter	STL		CHC	tied 5-5	b 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	3	30%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
25	25	2	1	2012-05-19	Adam Dunn	CHW	@	CHC	ahead 4-0	t 8	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	3	3	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
26	26	3	1	2012-06-08	Ryan Doumit	MIN		CHC	tied 5-5	b 7	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	5	2	24%	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
27	27	4	1	2012-06-25	Ike Davis	NYM	@	CHC	behind 0-6	t 9	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	3	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
28	28	5	1	2012-07-14	Chris Young	ARI	@	CHC	behind 0-4	t 7	1	---	4,(1-2) CBSX	1	7	8	4%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	2013-06-05	Mark Trumbo	LAA		CHC	behind 4-5	b 8	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	3	32%	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
30	30	2	1	2013-07-02	Derek Norris	OAK		CHC	behind 5-7	b 8	2	12-	5,(2-2) FFBBX	3	8	2	70%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Donaldson Scores; J. Reddick Scores
31	31	3	1	2013-07-30 (1)	Khris Davis	MIL	@	CHC	behind 2-5	t 7	1	1-3	1,(0-0) .X	3	9	7	30%	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Bianchi Scores; Y. Betancourt Scores
32	32	4	1	2013-08-18	Jon Jay	STL	@	CHC	ahead 3-1	t 7	1	-23	3,(1-1) .*BSX	3	6	8	8%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); A. Craig Scores; Y. Molina Scores
33	33	5	1	2013-08-21	Scott Hairston	WSN	@	CHC	tied 6-6	t 7	2	12-	5,(1-2) .CFFBX	3	5	PH	40%	89%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); B. Harper Scores; J. Werth Scores
34	34	6	1	2013-08-23	Will Venable	SDP		CHC	tied 6-6	b 7	1	---	2,(1-0) .1.BX	1	1	9	25%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
35	35	7	1	2013-09-14	Marlon Byrd	PIT		CHC	tied 1-1	b 7	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	9	25%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2014	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
36	36	1	1	2014-04-10	Pedro Álvarez	PIT	@	CHC	behind 2-4	t 7	2	12-	1,(0-0) .X	3	4	5	51%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); S. Marte Scores; A. McCutchen Scores
37	37	2	1	2014-05-11	Jason Heyward	ATL		CHC	ahead 3-2	b 7	1	-2-	6,(3-2) CFBBBX	2	1	9	13%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Uggla Scores
38	38	3	1	2014-07-07	Jay Bruce	CIN		CHC	ahead 4-3	b 7	2	1--	6,(3-2) BBS1FB>X	2	4	3	16%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); B. Phillips Scores
2015	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
39	39	1	1	2015-06-13	Eugenio Suárez	CIN	@	CHC	behind 1-3	t 6	0	1--	5,(2-2) BCBF1X	2	2	6	24%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); S. Schumaker Scores
40	40	2	1	2015-08-19	J.D. Martinez	DET	@	CHC	ahead 13-7	t 9	0	-2-	5,(3-1) BBBCX	2	4	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Cabrera Scores
41	41	3	1	2015-08-27	Kelby Tomlinson	SFG		CHC	ahead 5-1	b 8	0	123	6,(1-2) SBFFFX	4	6	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Belt Scores; B. Posey Scores; M. Byrd Scores
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
42	42	1	1	2016-04-16	Chris Heisey	WSN	@	PHI	ahead 7-1	t 9	2	---	6,(3-2) .BSBBCX	1	9	PH	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
43	43	2	1	2016-04-19	Curtis Granderson	NYM	@	PHI	ahead 9-0	t 8	1	1--	5,(3-1) B*BFBX	2	1	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); E. Campbell Scores